Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise its customers that due to the country’s General Elections, all Tax Offices and TAJ business locations will be closed to the public at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday September 3, 2020. Additionally, staff will be allowed to leave at 2:00 p.m., thereby allowing TAJ personnel to exercise their right to vote. Regular business hours...

It is with regret that the Ministry of Health and Wellness reports the passing of three additional persons due to COVID-19. There have also been 224 new COVID-19 cases recorded as at Tuesday (September 1). The Ministry extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. The deceased are an 88-year-old male from Clarendon who died on August 28;...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is working towards greater use of technology in its activities, particularly in conducting general elections. In a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Get the Facts’ interview, Director of Elections, Glasspole Brown, said the system will be utilised in seven constituencies during the General Election on Thursday (September 3). “What it does is it uses biometrics....

Tourism stakeholders are calling for a more unified national COVID-19 response between public and private-sector entities, arguing that anything less could be self-defeating and counterproductive. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on August 31, the sector players argued that what the country currently needs is a cohesive...

At 11:05 a.m., the Tropical Storm Nana was centered near latitude 16.5 degrees North, longitude 77.7 degrees West. The system is moving toward the west near 30 km/h, and this general motion is expected to continue through Thursday. On the forecast track, the system will be moving near but north of the coast of Honduras on Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, says the agency has spent approximately US$50 million on water infrastructure improvement works, under the Major Infrastructure Development Project (MIDP). “The overall project included works on the now completed Ferry pipeline. Work was also done on Marcus Garvey Drive, Constant Spring Road, Barbican Square, Mackfield (Westmoreland) and several other small projects,”...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says it is at an advanced stage of finalising a policy for a Cultivator’s (Transitional) Special Permit. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 27, Senior Legal Officer (Acting), Sheldon Reid, noted that the special permit will help small farmers or subsistence farmers who find it challenging to enter the industry at the licensed...